Head Judge - Young Energy Professional Award

Stephen Burgin FEI, Regional Vice President, Europe, Alstom Power

Steve was appointed Regional Vice President for Alstom Global Power Sales in May 2013 and is today based in London. The European region comprises 40 countries and the role embraces the sales and marketing for Alstom’s Power Sectors in Europe, spanning 40 countries. The portfolio comprises electricity generating plant for both thermal power (coal, gas, nuclear turbine island, biomass, CCS, industrial) and renewable energy (hydro, on/offshore wind, ocean) with associated O&M and lifetime services. Steve holds a number of Alstom Company Directorships across the region.

Steve started his career as a student apprentice with GEC in Stafford in 1975 and held senior manufacturing, technical and commercial roles with GEC before moving to ABB as General Manager High Voltage Substation Projects UK and then ABB Global Business Unit Manager T&D Projects and Renewable Energy, based in Zurich.

From 2001 Steve was Senior Vice President of Electrical Distribution Systems, Alstom T&D S.A. based from Paris, which subsequently became Areva T&D and where Steve took over as SVP Global Account Management and President T&D UK in 2004. In January 2008 Steve rejoined Alstom as Country President and Head of Power Alstom UK.